Weather today

For the last couple of days, the weather has become very warm. Today, for example, it is supposed to reach a high of 32°C (90°F). Is this one of those “heatwaves” that from time to time settle upon the land and then as mysteriously pass away or is it the onset of the raised summer temperatures that we can expect to become permanent? We shall have to wait and see.

Whatever the cause, neither of us takes well to the heat and we prefer to avoid it as far as possible. For this reason, we stayed at home yesterday. We needed some shopping and so once again fired up the Chop Chop app and ordered our permitted 20 items. I am happy to relate that the goods were delivered in a timely fashion and no items were missing or substituted. We did notice, however, that not all of the products that Sainsbury’s sells are available on the Chop Chop list. There was therefore at least one item that we could not have.

Today we made sure to go out early while it was still fairly cool outside. Even so,we did not feel inclined to go far. We therefore made do with a trip to Jusaka to buy coffee and then came straight home.

I have often mentioned in these pages how I hate the cold and said I wished I could hibernate in order to miss the rigours of winter. I am now beginning to entertain the companion thought: it would be good if one could estivate – see usage 1 of this definition – and avoid the different but equally uncomfortable conditions of high summer.